Ja Morant just filed a counter-complaint against teenager Joshua Holloway who accuses the Grizzlies point guard and a friend of his of hitting him at a summer pick-up basketball game last.
The basketball player is suing the teenager, who has just turned 18, for “defamation, assault and assault” during an impromptu basketball game at Ja Morant’s in July.
Because if Ja Morant does not deny having hit Joshua Holloway, he assures that it is because the latter had sent a ball in his face. He also assures that the incident was quickly calmed down, with Ja Morant’s father intervening to expel the teenager, while the latter promised to return “burn the house” of the Morants.
In his complaint, Ja Morant especially assures that Joshua Holloway lied to the policemodifying his testimony, in particular to allude to a firearm that the Grizzlies player may have exhibited.
The All-Star also blames the teenager for bringing up the case in the national press, when his complaint was “under seal”that is, within the framework “of a procedure applied to sensitive or confidential documents which must be transmitted or delivered to the court out of sight of the public”. In his complaint, Ja Morant explains that the case “jeopardizes its relations with sponsors”including ongoing negotiations.
As a reminder, Powerade has thus paused its advertising campaign with Ja Morant, while it was scheduled to be broadcast throughout the “March Madness”.
| Ja Morant | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2019-20 | SAME | 67 | 31 | 47.7 | 33.5 | 77.6 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 17.8 |
| 2020-21 | SAME | 63 | 33 | 44.9 | 30.3 | 72.8 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 19.1 |
| 2021-22 | SAME | 57 | 33 | 49.3 | 34.4 | 76.1 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 27.4 |
| 2022-23 | SAME | 61 | 32 | 46.6 | 30.7 | 74.8 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 26.2 |
| Total | 248 | 32 | 47.2 | 32.1 | 75.3 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 22.4 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
